The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - May 21, 2008
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Yankeetown-Inglis Womans Club
Distributes Scholarships
Yankeetown Mayor's Report
A Guest Commentary by Mayor Dawn Clary
The Yankeetown Inglis Womans Club proudly announced the winners of this years
Scholarship Awards. Vice President, Leslie Dasch, accompanied by Nancy Lou Miller, handed
McMurdo Station is a research facility on Antarctica. Because it gets really really
out ten scholarships to students who had attended Yankeetown School for their early
dark there, it is a great place to study astronomy. The air is purer there than anywhere else on
education. Sharon Petrovich and the education committee sorted applications received form
the planet. In the "summer", there are about 1100 hardy souls that brave the still very cold
students of Dunnellon High School, Crystal River High School, Central Florida Community
temperatures to study the environment, geology, and a host of other sciences, at the United
College and more. The women of the club were delighted to give ten bright and successful
States' station. However in the winter, only about 250 people stay. These people are isolated
students individual scholarships to their respective universities.
from March to October. No one can get in, no one can get out. As our summer approaches,
The scholarships were given as a result of the proceeds from weekly
and our friends the snow birds head north, I some times feel that Yankeetown is like that
Bingo. Volunteers from the club and community, headed up by June Proffitt, lead a festive
research station, with a skeleton crew left behind to take care of the place and carry on until
group of Bingo games. Food and drinks are offered at a nominal fee. All proceeds from Bingo
everyone comes back. Those of us here through the summer have special challenges, like
are then utilized for scholarships for students.
hurricanes.
Nancy Lou Miller, a long-time club member, creates a weekly basket of assorted
Hurricane season starts on June first. Preparedness is the key, and May 25th through
goodies, donated by fellow members or hand-crafted by herself, that is raffled off. As a result
May 31st is Hurricane Preparedness Week. The Yankeetown Fire Department is our Emer-
of her efforts, she raised enough money from the baskets for an entire scholarship. It is
gency Response Team and will be in charge of evacuations should that become necessary,
thanks to this kind of generous giving of time and attention that allows the Yankeetown Inglis
and man/woman the Town Hall on a 24 hour basis. Councilman Larry Feldhusen, the Fire
Womans Club to provide these opportunities to our local children.
Liaison, will also be active coordinating and planning the emergency response. Log on to
Bingo players can feel good about playing because aside from the potential win-
your Levy County Emergency Management site, there's a link at The Newscaster website:
nings they may receive, funds generated provide other benefits, like "Kind News," a newspa-
www.thenewscaster.com' for a wealth of information on everything from the location of shel-
per given to Yankeetown School students filled with articles of interest, crossword puzzles
ters to how to prepare your home for the storm. For those of you not on line, you can call 352-
and educational activities. Teachers are provided with an instructors version from which to
486-5213 if you have questions. Also for all you pet owners out there, most shelters do not
guide their students.
take pets which has been a big problem in the past as many people will not leave there pets.
Yankeetown Inglis Womans Club is also able to sponsor a local girls little league
Now there is a shelter for your pets. Last year this shelter was in Bronson so you could
team, as a result of Bingo. Girls are provided with green and white uniforms, the club's
evacuate to Bronson, check your pet into the pet shelter and then check yourself into the
colors.
people shelter. At least your pet is nearby. I will get the updated info on this and post it on the
If you would like to help the women provide more scholarships next year, you are
Yankeetown site. If you need special help in an emergency, such help getting out of your
encouraged to come out and play Bingo every Thursday night, from September to May, at the
home or transportation to a shelter due to problems driving, please contact and register with
Yankeetown Inglis Womans Club located on 56th Street in Yankeetown.
the Yankeetown Fire Department.
While we are on the subject of safety, the North American Safe Boating Campaign
has proclaimed May 17th -23rd as National Safe Boating Week. As the weather gets more and
more boat friendly, they would like to remind you that on average, 700 people die each year in
boating related accidents in the US. The majority of these deaths are caused by drowning
which may have been prevented if people had worn life jackets. At any rate, safe boating is
good. Special Thanx to the Coast Guard Auxiliary, who volunteer their time when most of us
are relaxing to help promote a safe boating environment. Good Night and Good Luck, Dawn
Marie Clary, Mayor of Yankeetown
Emergency lights were flashing Monday night at Lebanon Station, the intersection of S.R.
121 and U.S-19. This is where the Emergency Worker Decontamination Washdown exercise
took place. According to John MacDonald, R.E.P. and C.E.R.T. Coordinator with Levy County
Emergency Management, this takes place every 2 years and is FEMA graded. MacDonald is
in charge of the planning and coordinating. This involves every emergency responder in the
10 mile radius Emergency Planning Zone of the Progress Energy Nuclear Power plant in
Crystal River. All Levy County fire departments participate, along with members from the
Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.), Levy County Health Department, Road
Department, Sheriff's Department, EMS, and the Red Cross. The training involved
Scholarship recipients: From Left to Right: Ashley Altum, Jenny Risher, Lea White, Marisa
contamination and washdown of the responders as well as the vehicles. This is all training in
White, Brianne Umhoefer, Kayla Alumbaugh, Melinda Biggs, Kimberly Santa Cross, and
the event of an emergency at the power plant. Photo & Story by Sally Price
Stephanie Young Not pictured: Katherine Gibson
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